"for toffee" meaning in All languages combined

See for toffee on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

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  1. (chiefly British, intensifier) At all, especially of a skill or ability. Tags: British, emphatic, intensifier Synonyms: for sour apples, for the life of one
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